Author: Divyansh Mishra

Though Rohit Sharma has stated that he will not retire until after the 2025 Champions Trophy, he ‘doesn’t want to draw any lines’ and ponder whether he will or will not compete in the 2027 ODI World Cup. With a huge four-wicket victory against New Zealand on Sunday, Rohit steered India to their third Champions Trophy championship. With only a few months ago he had retired from T20Is after the 2024 T20 World Cup and at age 37, some people thought the 2027 World Cup would be too far off for him; hence there was speculation about his future before…

Ravindra Jadeja shut down rumors about his possible retirement reminiscent of India captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday with a short post on Instagram on Monday. India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the 2025 Champions Trophy final and Jadeja took the important wicket of Tom Latham, hitting the winning shot in the second innings. Rumors about his possible retirement have been in circulation long before the Champions Trophy. The rationale giving rise to these claims is that he is already 36 years old, has pulled the plug on T20Is, India is out of the current World Test Championship and…

The PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) intends to lodge a formal complaint with the ICC (International Cricket Council), alleging that its CEO and tournament director, Sumair Ahmed Syed, was ‘ignored’ during the closing ceremony of the 2025 Champions Trophy, held on Sunday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. After India clinched victory against Pakistan in the final by four wickets, the stage was occupied by Roger Binny, the BCCI President; Davajit Saikia, the BCCI Secretary; ICC Chairman Jay Shah; and Roger Twose, the CEO of New Zealand Cricket. While Binny handed out the customary white jackets to the Indian team and…

Batting wizard Virat Kohli was great help for India in the Champions Trophy 2025 edition. The right-handed batter played all five matches for Men in Blue, and with the help of one century and one fifty, scored 218 runs. He stayed unbeaten on 100 runs against Pakistan in the Group A match played at Dubai on February 23, and in the semifinal against Australia, he scored 84 runs from 98 balls. Most runs by an Indian in the Champions Trophy He is India’s highest run scorer in the history of the event. He broke the record of 701 runs made…

The Health Ministry has written a letter to IPL chairman Arun Dhumal commanding the league to impose a ban on any form of promotion of tobacco and alcohol, even surrogate advertisements, from the stadium premises and during telecast. The 18th season of the Indian Premier League will begin on March 22 with the Kolkata Knight Riders, the defending champions, meeting Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens. Since cricketers are role models to the youth of the country, directly or indirectly endorsing the beverage or tobacco-related products should be avoided, according to the Director General of Health Services Atul Goel in…

India crowned itself with glory at the champions trophy of 2025 on Sunday (March 9), beating New Zealand with 4 wickets. The final match was played at Dubai International Cricket, where the world’s number one team in the ODI roared their way to their target of 252 runs in 49 overs for the loss of 6 wickets. The captain, Rohit Sharma, contributed 76 runs to this cause. Other major contributors on the scoresheet include Shreyas Iyer, who scored 48 runs, and wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul, who was not out on 34 runs from 33 balls. The third-time winners among the nine…

Sri Lanka cricketer Ashen Bandara has been arrested Saturday for allegedly assaulting his neighbor as a result of an altercation over parked vehicles on the road. Apparently, Bandara has entered the house of his neighbor after a quarrel regarding the parked car for blocking the way. The 26-year-old Bandara made his International debut for Sri Lanka in the year 2021, featuring in six ODIs and T20Is. This incident took place in a place called Kolamunna, Piliyandala. After being arrested, Bandara was granted bail and now awaits a date for court appearance on March 12. ESPNcrcinfo quoted Sri Lanka police as…

The Women’s Premier League 2025 is nearly on its final leg after yet another exciting season of the tournament! This contest will see Mumbai Indians Women lock horns with Gujarat Giants Women in the 19th match of the tournament. Hosted in Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, on the 10th of March, this clash is set to go live from 7:30 PM (IST). Weather and Pitch Report: Weather: It is a match day under the blue sky and bright sunshine, and temperatures may reach up to 37°C. There are no signs of rain and hence the match will be uninterrupted. The humidity will…

Kohli couldn’t help but remember his “really good friend” Kane Williamson, who, unfortunately, found himself on the losing end. Kohli and Williamson had been a part of many classic India-New Zealand clashes in ICC events. In the 2019 ODI World Cup semifinal, ICC World Test Championship final in 2021, and during the group stage of the 2021 T20 World Cup, Kohli represented the teams that lost against New Zealand.  Yet, during the 2023 ODI World Cup, India beat New Zealand twice, during the league stage and in the semifinals, before winning the 2025 Champions Trophy final against them. “Sad to…

India clinched the Champions Trophy 2025 by beating New Zealand in the final in Dubai on Sunday, March 9, shattering their twain long years of wait for an ODI title. Rohit Sharma knocked 76 from 83 balls as the Men in Blue chased the 252-run target with six wickets remaining. During their title run into the Champions Trophy, India created a few records. They became the with their third whooping Champions Trophy title against New Zealand this time in Dubai. As such, now India has become the only third team ever to bag back-to-back ICC titles under men’s cricket. They…